Thames Valley Police officer sacked after being jailed for rape

A Thames Valley Police officer has been kicked out of the force after being jailed for seven years for rape.

PC Richard Hale was jailed in October after being convicted at Oxford Crown Court of one count of rape.

The incident happened in December 2001, before he joined the police in April 2003.

Hale, who was based in Bicester, was dismissed without notice after he breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour as set out in Regulation 3 and the Schedule 2 to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 in respect of ‘Discreditable Conduct’.

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He was dismissed after a special misconduct hearing chaired by the Chief Constable Francis Habgood on Tuesday, November 29.

Following the hearing, Deputy Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police John Campbell, said: “A serving police officer receiving a criminal conviction for rape brings discredit on the force and is completely unacceptable when we are responsible for protecting the public from harm."